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If Aerosmith makes it hard to decide just when to make a run for it during its live shows — to get rid of the last beer and score the next one — Joe Perry might be happy to hear that.It’s a testament to the band’s longevity, and to set-list science.“We spend the best part of two hours before the show figuring out what the set’s going to be,” the guitarist said of the Boston group’s summer “Blue Army Tour.”

FALL RIVER -- Hal Ketchum never quite fit the Nashville mold, which might sound like an odd thing to say about someone whose first major label album yielded a number one single, and whose career includes 15 top ten country hits and...

Toad the Wet Sprocket – named for a Monty Python skit – broke up in 1998, but after some sporadic reunion tours worked well over the next decade, they formally announced their reformation at the end of 2010

Melissa Ferrick was playing violin and trumpet long before she switched to guitar and went the singer-songwriter route of tunes about love and loss. The Ipswich native, who still lives on the North Shore, is releasing “Melissa...

Just about anywhere in the world where Spanish is spoken, you’re bound to hear reference to a Juanes song. From the blaring headphones of a skateboard-riding teenager to the soft hum of an elderly señora, the 20-time Latin Grammy winner...

Think back to the first time you saw Whitney Houston’s video for “I Will Always Love You” from her movie debut in “The Bodyguard.” She was always gorgeous, but she never looked more beautiful than she did sitting...